This educator guide provides information and activities related to meteorites and their origins. Topics include sources and collection of meteorites, meteorite mineralogy and classification, famous meteorite falls, and others.
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This teacher's guide provides background information about the moon, its geological history, and progress in lunar science from before, during, and after the Apollo program. A set of activities is provided to demonstrate such concepts as scale models, proportional relationships, rock and mineral identification, and lunar geography.
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This teacher's guide for rocketry presents the history, scientific principles and mathematics of rockets through problem-solving and cooperative learning activities. These activities demonstrate the physical principles behind the operation of rockets.
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This
NASA
educator
guide
tells
the
story
of
why
it
is
important
to
observe
celestial
objects
from
outer
space
and
how
to
study
the
entire
electromagnetic
spectrum.
It
features
a
set
of
hands-on
activities
and
demonstrations
which
can
be
performed
by
teachers
to
reinforce
the
concept
that
Earth's
atmosphere
interferes
with
the
passage
of
electromagnetic
radiation
and
to
investigate
the
properties
and
...
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As part of this activity, students look in their own homes for foods that contain ingredients derived from seaweed . The activity points out that seaweeds are not really weeds but large forms of marine algae, and that seaweed derivatives are used in a large variety of foods and household products. Objectives, a list of materials, instructions, and a take-home worksheet are included.
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Teachers
can
access
a
variety
of
lesson
plans
and
activities
on
plants.
The
lessons
in
this
program
are
interdisciplinary,
and
are
designed
to
introduce
students
to
plant
science.
Each
lesson
plan
features
introductory
and
background
information,
instructions,
additional
materials
for
deeper
study,
and
resources
lists.
A
glossary
and
links
to
other
related
sites
are
also
included.
A
Spanish
translation
...
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This tool was designed by NASA engineers to demonstrate and teach principles of microgravity and its relationship to science and math. Teachers may perform a series of demonstrations to provide a visual, physical connection between free-fall and microgravity conditions and to understand why certain experiments are performed under microgravity conditions.
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The
Galileo
educator
site
offers
educators
and
students
interesting
facts
about
NASA's
Galileo
mission
to
Jupiter
and
Europa,
and
many
classroom
activities.
There
are
activities
to
interpret
new
images
of
new
worlds,
planets
and
satellites,
navigating
the
solar
system,
planetary
surfaces,
a
closer
look
of
Europa,
design
a
spacecraft
to
test
for
life
on
Europa,
building
a
scale
model
of
the
Galileo
...
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Atmospheric
scientists
investigating
the
possibility
that
human
influences
are
changing
the
Earth's
climate
confront
a
significant
problem
-
how
do
we
actually
detect
climate
change?
As
they
participate
in
this
classroom
activity,
students
will
develop
the
understanding
that
long-term
climate
averages
are
the
result
of
significant
annual
climate
variability
and
that
random
climate
variability
makes
...
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